Charism in the Bible
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
When the Seventy returned, they exclaimed joyfully, "Master, even the demons submit to us when we utter your name."
"I have given you power to tread serpents and scorpions underfoot, and to trample on all the power of the Enemy; and in no case shall anything do you harm.
Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.
Cure the sick in that town, and tell them, "'The Kingdom of God is now at your door.'
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages according as the Spirit gave them words to utter.
Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them before Him, by twos, to go to every town or place which He Himself intended to visit.
And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages. They shall take up venomous snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison it shall do them no harm whatever. They shall lay their hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover."
While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message. And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out. For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,
and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.